David Suchet
Acting

David Suchet

May 2, 1946 (79 years old) London, England, UK

Also known as: David Courtney Suchet, Дэвид Суше, 데이비드 수쳇, دیوید سوشه

Biography

David Suchet, OBE, CBE (born 2 May 1946), is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama “The Way We Live Now”, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. He is known for his role as Agatha Christie’s great detective Hercule Poirot in the long-running British TV dramatic series “Poirot”. Suchet’s older brother, John Suchet, is a British television presenter and newsreader.

Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • TV

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • TV

Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014 • Movie

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

2019 • TV

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • TV

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006 • Movie

Movie Credits (50)

Acting

2014

Effie Gray

as Mr. Ruskin

2006

Flushed Away

as Rita's Dad (voice)

2000

Sabotage!!

as Napoleón

1990

Separation

as Joe

2008

The Bank Job

as Lew Vogel

1985

Thirteen at Dinner

as Insp. Japp

1999

RKO 281

as Louis B. Mayer

1999

Wing Commander

as Capt. Jason Sansky

2006

Dracula

as Abraham Van Helsing

1985

Blott on the Landscape

1998

A Perfect Murder

as Mohamed Karaman

2007

Flood

as Deputy Prime Minister Campbell

1987

Cause Célèbre

as T.J. O'Connor

2003

Foolproof

as Leo Gillette

1993

Der Fall Lucona

as Rudi Waltz

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as Oberon

1996

Executive Decision

as Nagi Hassan

1982

The Missionary

as Corbett

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as Jacques Lafleur

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as Buller

TV Credits (50)

Acting

2005

Doctor Who

as The Landlord

1 episodes

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Hercule Poirot

70 episodes

2019

His Dark Materials

as Kaisa (voice)

7 episodes

1970

Play for Today

as Reger

1 episodes

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Yves Drouard

1 episodes

2008

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

1 episodes

1977

The Professionals

as Krivas

1 episodes

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

1 episodes

2001

Richard & Judy

as Self

1 episodes

2012

The Hollow Crown

as Duke of York

1 episodes

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

1 episodes

1972

The Protectors

as Detective

1 episodes

1972

The Protectors

as Leo

1 episodes

1965

Public Eye

as Martin Kulman

1 episodes

2001

Murder in Mind

as Edward Palmer

1 episodes

2015

Capitaine Marleau

as Herbert White

1 episodes

2003

Henry VIII

as Thomas Wolsey

2 episodes

2017

Urban Myths

as Salvador Dali

1 episodes

2025

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

as Self - Presenter

5 episodes

1982

Timewatch

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 2, 1946 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Popularity
2.2

Career Stats

50
Movies
50
TV Shows